#A0179D#A0179D

#A0179D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.215 H 329.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0179D
RGB	rgb(160, 23, 157)
HSL	hsl(301, 75%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(301, 86%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.6%, 1.9%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 65.69, -39.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 76.74, 328.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.1% 0.185 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(50.1% 0.215 329.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8893, 10.5224, 32.8226)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0179D #17A01A

analogous

#5E17A0 #A0179D #A01758

triadic

#A0179D #9DA017 #179DA0

tetradic

#A0179D #A05E17 #17A01A #1758A0

square

#A0179D #A05E17 #17A01A #1758A0

split-complementary

#A0179D #58A017 #17A05E

monochromatic

#350834 #6A0F68 #A0179D #D61FD2 #E54CE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#A0179D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#A0179D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0179D

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0179D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0179D	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45619A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A6315D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0179d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 23, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.215 329.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c06aba',
    500: '#a0179d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0179d;
$custom-light: #c06aba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0179d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.314,
    "s": 74.863,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50095,
    "c": 0.21522,
    "h": 329.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0179D

secondary

#4CC74E

accent

#F13A36

background

#FCF6FB

surface

#F8ECF6

border

#D1C7D0

text

#130812

muted

#827A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0179D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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